How much funding does Denver Post Season To Share provide?

The listing does not state a funding amount. Check the funder's announcement for specifics.

When is the deadline for Denver Post Season To Share?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Who is eligible for Denver Post Season To Share?

Required: 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.

How often is Denver Post Season To Share offered?

Denver Post Season To Share runs on an annual cycle.

Denver Post Season To Share

Denver Post Community Foundation

Foundation Annual Grants for Nonprofits Grants for Youth Programs Health Education Grants Grants for Homeless

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle: Annual
Tracked since: April 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Can we apply?

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Required status

501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Other requirements

Serving metro Denver area
Work in one of four focus areas

Overview

Geographic Scope: Metro Denver area

Focus Areas:

Child & Youth Education
Health & Wellness
Homelessness
Hunger

Program Description

A major annual grant program that awards funding to nonprofit agencies serving the metro Denver area. The program features both standard grants and signature grants.

Funding Mechanism

Public donation campaign with matching funds from the McCormick Foundation
Every dollar donated is matched at 50% by the McCormick Foundation
Example: 2016 campaign raised $1,525,000 from 4,900+ donors, matched to total $2,290,000 across 49 nonprofits

Signature Grants

Amount: $100,000 per grant
Awards: Four signature grants (one per issue area)
Focus on "bold systems support solutions with strategies to change the future"
Recent recipients (2016): Denver Metro Chamber Foundation – Denver Opportunity Youth Initiative; Colorado Nonprofit Development Center – Mile High Health Alliance Initiative; Metropolitan Denver Homeless Initiative; Hunger Free Colorado

Eligibility

501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
Serving metro Denver area
Work in one of four focus areas

Contact Information

The Denver Post Community Foundation

Address: 5990 Washington Street, Denver, CO 80216
Phone: 303.954.3001
Email: dpcommunity@denverpost.com
Website: denverpostcommunity.com

What Denver Post Community Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 55
Total given: $1.63M
Median grant: $25K
Range: $10K–$140K

By dollars: Colorado 100%. Top recipient cities: Denver, CO; Aurora, CO; Lakewood, CO.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
24% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Denver Kids Inc · Denver, CO

Support of children youth health and wellness and homelessness and hunger programs

$140K
Tennyson Center for Children · Denver, CO

Support of children youth health and wellness and homelessness and hunger programs

$130K
Colorado Uplift · Denver, CO

Support of children youth health and wellness and homelessness and hunger programs

$85K
Griffith Centers for Children Inc · Northglenn, CO

Support of children youth health and wellness and homelessness and hunger programs

$51K
Food Bank of the Rockies · Denver, CO

Support of children youth health and wellness and homelessness and hunger programs

$40K